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Odsherred municipality is located in the northwest of Sealand. In Odsherred they are struggling with bad economy, low education rate and a population that mostly consists of elders. This bacehelor thesis will examine the role of the cultural policies in Odsherred municipality, by analyzing documents published by the municipality and the Ministry of Culture. The bachelor thesis has a specific focus on Odsherred Library and Culture Centre, which uses the project "Odsherred Reads" to try and meet the educational challenges in the municipality. By using theories on cultural policies and the users of the library, it is concluded that the role of the cultural policies in Odsherred is that the culture is being used as a method to achieve development in the problem-filled area of the municipality.